Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 433 Star: "We have ten wins, Shrek has ten losses!"

At dawn, the sparrows, which used to chirp incessantly, fell silent and stood on the treetops, curiously watching the crowds lined up on both sides of the road below.

Soldiers clad in silver armor lined both sides of the road, their armor gleaming in the sunlight. An invisible aura emanated from them, and a chilling atmosphere permeated the city.

This human wall is to separate the participating teams from the spectators, which is an old tradition of the Sun Moon Empire.

The entrance to Mingyue Hotel is the officially designated hotel, where all participating teams rest.

Bai Er woke up a little late today. Last night, he played the latest mobile game "Operation Quadrangle" on the Magic Network with Medmos. He learned the strategies and tactics from the Magic Network and dragged Medmos to block the bridge. For a while, he lost track of time.

As a result, when Xia pulled me up today, I hurriedly brushed my teeth, and my hair is still a bit messy.

As he left the Mingyue Hotel, he couldn't help but look north, towards the place called Qiankun Wenqing Valley.

"opportunity………"

The man named Adam told him that he had a chance to change everything, and that the chance was in the legendary Valley of Love and Destiny. As for the exact timing, fate would tell him.

Bai E disliked fate; he instinctively loathed the word and would not give up as long as there was even the slightest chance of salvation.

"Stop overthinking, get ready to compete. The competition schedule is a little different this year."

Medemos patted him on the shoulder; you could tell what the guy was thinking at a glance. The two walked down the street, one in front of the other.

Behind the two were the regular team members, including Feng Jin. Feng Jin and Xia Die walked side by side, while You Ying Mao chased after Xiao Yi Ka.

"Meow! (David Day! Come down and fight me one-on-one!)"

"Meow! Meow! Meow! (You dare steal my dried fish? Don't you dare come down here? My dried fish are imported from the Northwest Continent by my master!)"

"Beep beep beep! (You can't fly.)"

Feng Jin, holding a book, said with a sweet smile:

"They get along really well."

Butterfly nodded gently and said, "Be careful."

Shadow Cat and Little Ika turned to look at their two masters, their different voices conveying the same meaning.

"Beep beep beep! (The relationship isn't good!)"

"Meow! (What's so good about it?)"

Soon, the Shadow Cat kept leaping upwards, trying to capture the Pegasus. As a 60,000-year-old soul beast, its true size was actually quite large, but it was used to maintaining this posture.

Moreover, their own little master has said that they should not show their full posture in crowded places.

Feng Jin smiled sheepishly. She thought it would be nice to have the Shadow Cat play with Little Ika; it was better than them lying in bed sleeping together.

Xia Die's attention was focused on the books in Feng Jin's arms, her cool purple eyes filled with a hint of curiosity.

"Feng Jin, what is this book?"

Feng Jin was slightly taken aback, and showed the book in her arms to Xia Die. It was a book with no cover.

"This is the medical book I'm currently writing! There's a tradition in mainland China where doctors write their medical skills in books to pass on their knowledge through writing."

"However, I've recently been troubled by an illness that I can't find a cure for no reason. Neither soul skills nor traditional medical methods have worked."

Tibo, who was behind them, walked up to them in small steps. Her long red hair looked particularly vibrant in the sunlight. She asked softly:
"Little Violet, what illness does she have?"

Feng Jin sighed and briefly described the symptoms of this strange disease.

"It is a symptom of unlimited proliferation of cells throughout the body. This disease almost breaks some of the laws of the human body, and patients who get it will die in great pain."

"This disease was not previously recorded. It started to appear after the battle between the Beast God and Haotian Douluo in the sky some time ago."

"Cases of related symptoms have been reported throughout the continent."

At the medical conference in Xilu City, everyone was at a loss as to how to treat this disease. Healing soul techniques were useless; at best, they could only suppress it, not eradicate it.

"The once all-powerful vitality becomes a deadly poison in the face of this disease; the more vitality there is, the more terrifying this disease becomes."

Xia Die had no expertise in medicine and couldn't offer any advice. Ti Bao pondered for a moment and said, "According to the description, the source of this illness is the starry sky?"

Feng Jin nodded and said, "Everyone has always believed that it came from the stars, but Xilu City believes that it may be caused by some kind of radiation that caused irreversible cell mutations."

This symptom is indeed the first of its kind encountered on the mainland. Tibao couldn't find any relevant books to explain it, so she could only suggest: "It is currently confirmed to be related to vitality. Perhaps we can consult the experts on vitality on the mainland."

"Does Xiaodie know the Immortal Healer Douluo?"

Xia Die nodded and said softly, "Yes, His Majesty the Immortal Physician sometimes consults me about knowledge related to death."

“I can give you her contact information. I remember that Lady Brigitte also lives in Xilu City. My father once introduced me to her.”

I can ask my father for the other person's contact information. Lady Brigitte is very kind and would be willing to help examine the symptoms.

Feng Jin held Xia Die's arm, a smile on her face.

"Thank you so much! Butterfly, you're so kind!"

Feeling the warmth on her arm, Xia Die's usually indifferent face broke into a smile, and her elven ears twitched gently.

The group arrived at the eastern suburbs of Mingdu in a short time, where a grand arena came into view.

Because the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament and the coronation ceremony coincided, the competition venue was built to be much grander, accommodating more people, and its technology was far more advanced than that of places like Star Luo City.

As the teams competed, the crowds along the roadside, blocked by soldiers, also began to shout.

The first place they entered was the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, led by Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, whom Bai E and the others were very familiar with. The siblings' cultivation had already reached the initial stage of Soul Saint, and Dream Coins were a huge boost for paying players.

The surrounding crowd raised their hands in welcome to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Following closely behind were some academies and sects belonging to the Sun Moon Empire, and then Shrek Academy.

"White Calamity!!"

"Brother Lieyang!!!"

"Madmus!! The Enemy of Ten Thousand!!"

"They're so handsome!!!"

Shrek Academy is also highly popular, because the existence of the Magic Network has allowed the people here to culturally connect with the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Moreover, Shrek Academy's performance in the previous competition was truly unforgettable. Although the finals were not successfully held, Bai E and his team were already uncrowned champions.

Bai E waved somewhat shyly to the people around him. In his daily life, he was more like a Samoyed running around in the countryside, which made him very popular with the people, especially children.

After Shrek Academy came Zheng Tian Academy, whose members were under immense pressure due to the previous year's members' outrageous performance. Although an announcement later revealed that it was the work of those monocle-wearing guys from the Sea God Family, it still garnered cheers from many citizens.

The last force that the Heavenly Soul Empire entered was the Xilu City Research Academy.

Gu Qiu'er had already stretched out her palm, ready to receive cheers, but found that the surrounding crowd had fallen silent.

This made the blonde girl a little angry, and she shouted at the people on both sides, "What? Cheers? Why aren't we cheering?"

Ilya quickly grabbed Gu Qiu'er's arm and whispered, "..."

"Alright, alright, our academy has never made a fuss about it. We're only known in the Tiandou Plain and some other academies. We've never participated in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament before, so it's normal."

The girl in red, who was following closely behind the group, came up to Gu Qiu'er, holding a small notebook in her hand. The notebook had the words "Don't be angry" written on it.

Gu Qiu'er wilted and patted Erii's little head, saying, "Don't be angry."

"The academy has already said that there's nothing wrong with your bloodline and that you can speak normally, so why don't you learn to speak?"

Erii looked at Koki with her big, rose-red eyes, like a socially awkward kitten. She picked up a new sheet of paper and wrote:

(┯_┯)

"I will learn."

Gu Qiu'er had no other options, so she led her team into the competition arena.

The first thing that catches the eye is a giant arena, ten meters high, with a diameter that should be 120 meters when perceived by mental energy.

The entire arena was seamlessly integrated, radiating a metallic sheen, suggesting it was carved from a rare metal, and was surrounded by numerous soul-guiding arrays.

Gu Qiu'er immediately recognized that this soul-guiding array was related to a shield, and judging from its complexity, it should be level seven.

This thing didn't amaze her; a level seven soul tool wasn't anything rare. But judging from its appearance, the soul guidance array probably wasn't hand-drawn.

The Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire are truly a group of superhumans; no wonder Xilu City likes the Soul Masters from the Sun Moon Empire so much.

Soon, Gu Qiu'er led everyone to the athletes' rest area on the east side of the competition stage.
They finally found their spot, a secluded bench area.

After everyone was seated, Gu Qiu'er looked at the Shrek Academy students sitting in the front pavilion area, with their own maids and game consoles, and she almost ground her back teeth to powder!
"That's all prejudice! This wretched city has no good food! And it's not as fun as Xilu City! Now we have to endure the wind and sun while playing matches!"

"I'd rather go home and do my exam!" (Exaggeration from Starry Sky Forest)

"Oh, boss, you're mistaken!"

A gray-haired girl shook her finger and spoke to Gu Qiu'er.

Gu Qiu'er grabbed Xing's collar and shook her back and forth, saying, "Wrong? What's wrong?"

Xing hurriedly said, "From this experience, I have already predicted that we will have ten wins and Shrek will have ten losses!"

Gu Qiu'er loosened her collar and asked the academy's notorious prankster with a suspicious look, "Tell me about it."

Xing straightened his expression and said, "Shrek occupies the best position and enjoys the glory of being the center of attention. They have also achieved brilliant results in the previous few matches."

"This is an arrogant army, and arrogant armies are bound to be defeated! This is their first defeat!"

"Their defeat is our victory!"

"If we win once, they will lose again! That's a double victory!"

"We won two, they lost three, that's a three-win situation!"

"........."

"This constitutes the theory of ten victories and ten defeats!"

Gu Qiu'er felt so tired and needed to take a quick-acting heart medicine. A "well" shape appeared on her forehead, and the pink-haired girl next to her hurriedly covered Xing's mouth.

"Hey! Stop talking!"

"Um, um, she was rummaging through trash cans on the street last night and was chased by soldiers who mistook her for a suspicious person. She might have accidentally hit her head. Don't worry about it."

Xing, dissatisfied, shook off March 7's hand and said, "That wasn't rummaging through the trash, that was treasure hunting!"

"This is a spirit of exploring the unknown. Danheng even praised me for my thirst for knowledge."

"It's a pity that Danheng went to clear the earth's veins, otherwise Gaodi would have brought him to the competition."

"With the three of us working together, this match will be a complete rout!"

On March 7th, a twitch appeared on his lips. Dan Heng was the King of Earth and Mountains, and the Dragon King's real name was Teng Huang. Since he was participating in the competition, what else was there to say? Let's just give him the championship.

"Alright, alright, I know you have a thirst for knowledge, okay?"

"Give me a break. If you have nothing to do, do your homework. Look how scared you've made Erii."

Erii, sitting to the side, blinked her big eyes and picked up a pen, quickly scribbling on her small notebook.

"Sister Xing is so interesting and amazing!"

“ω”

Hoshi, who had just been suppressed by March 7th, immediately perked up, grabbed Erii's hand, and said with relief:

"It wasn't for nothing that I took you to skip class and play games every day. After the competition ends today, I'll take you to find Mingdu's trash cans!"

"This is all territory I conquered for you! Feel free to rummage through the trash cans and take whatever manhole covers you want!"

Erii: "Okay, let's flip through it together."

March 7th went crazy, her voice filled with despair.

"Oh dear! Don't learn these things from her!"

"And so, you were the one who made her skip class? I was wondering why I never saw her! Don't skip class again!"

Xing said with a disdainful look, "What's wrong with skipping class?"

"Isn't this class for skipping? If I don't skip it, who will patronize the game store owner's business? And who will clear all the quests on the street?"

"In March, you were thinking about yourself the whole time."

March 7th: "..."

"Who can save me?"

(End of this chapter)